<p>Individuals recruit more neural resources when processing negative emotional information than for positive or neutral information, a phenomenon known as negativity bias. This study tested whether people with difficulty empathizing would exhibit an attenuated negativity bias compared to more empathic individuals. Based on previous findings, the current study predicted that individuals with Low Cognitive Empathic (LCE) ability would show weakened negativity bias compared to those with High Cognitive Empathic (HCE) ability. To test this hypothesis, college students with high or low cognitive empathy viewed negative, positive, and neutral stimuli, while their Late Positive Potential (LPP) amplitudes were recorded. Results revealed a significant interaction between empathy group and emotional valence on the average LPP amplitudes of the lateral region of the parietal lobes. These outcomes supported that the LCE group displayed an attenuated negativity bias compared to their counterpart. The implications of the current findings were discussed in terms of psychosocial behaviors of individuals with low cognitive empathic ability.</p>